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Beavers in Wetland Restoration:
- Beavers are Partners in Riparian Restoration on the Zuni Indian Reservation - by Steven Albert and Timothy Trimble: In the semi-arid high desert of the Colorado Plateau, the Zuni Indians of new Mexico have long known the value of healthy riparian areas, lakes, wetlands and spring. The Zuni Fish and Wildlife Department has begun a comprehensive program of wetland and riparian restoration and an important and innovative component of this program is the use of beavers to restore riparian habitat. (Ecological Restoration, Summer 2000)
- Using beavers to create wetlands in Wyoming - by Mark McKinstry: Many Landowners in Wyoming are beginning to realize the importance of beaver in the management of their lands and would like to introduce them to streams where they have been extirpated. (Birdscapes Project Profiles, Summer 2001)
- The Importance of Beaver to Wetland Habitats and Waterfowl in Wyoming - by Mark McKinstry
- Alteration of North American Streams By Beaver - The structure and dynamics of streams are changing as beaver recolonize their historic habitats - by Robert Naiman: Addresses the organizational patterns of drainage networks with natural beaver populations and the role of beaver in the complex and dynamic successional pattern of vegetative patches on the landscape. Researchers see a complex pattern that may involve formation of marshes, bogs, and forested wetlands. (Bioscience, 1988)
- The general ecology of beavers as related to their influence on stream ecosystems and riparian habitats, and the subsequent effects on fish - by P. Collen and R.J. Gibson: Beavers may alter the riparian landscape considerably. Flooding, as a result of damming activities, kills most woody species and creates wetlands. By falling trees, beavers create open areas in riparian woodlands and can change the species distribution of trees. Positive effects include the creation of habitat for some fish species, and for wildlife favoring ponds and marshes. Some of these activities may be a negative effect to humans. (Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 2001)
- Modeling the effects of beaver on sub-antarctic stream food webs in the cape horn biosphere reserve, Chile - by William Collier: The introduced Beaver in South America has established significant populations throughout the region. This article focuses on the influence of the beaver on functional feeding group-level and trophic-level food web dynamics of streams. (Thesis, University of Georgia, 2006)
- Beaver: Water resources and riparian habitat manager - by Rich Olson and Wayne A. Hubert: When managed properly, beaver populations can benefit riparian
ecosystems through improving water quality and quantity, increasing fish and
wildlife habitat, reducing stream water velocity, flood protection, and enhancing
forage quantity and quality for livestock grazing (University of Wyoming,
1994).
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